Engine-stand



R. E. MNLEY.

ENGINE STAND. APPLI'CATmN man 1uLY 18,-19s7.

1938095739 Patented June 7, 1921.

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f Z1 z2 "Jl- 45 f7 5; 73 zo 28 agarrar estriba ROBERT E. MANLEY, OFYORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE MANLEY MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OFYORK, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0F PENNSYL- VANTA.

ENGINE-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 7, 1921.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT E. MANLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Engine- Stands; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification. f

The essential object of this invention is the provision of an improvedstand which is especially adapted for supporting engines, particularlyof the internal combustion type, when overhauling the same. A. standconstructed in accordance with this invention is capable of supportingthe engine at any desired position, so that the workmen can get at theengine from every way. It is also provided with a great variety ofadjustments, features permitting the stand to be accommodated readilyfar the support of engines of different sizes and types.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain constructions, arrangements and combinations of partshereinafter described in the preferred form and particularly pointed outin the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation af an engine standconstructed in accordance with the present improvements.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional elevation taken in a plane indicated bythe line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating di'erent positions ofthe swinging su-pporting elements of the stand. er'

Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal section taken in a plane indicated by thelineJ 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Like reference characters throughout the several figures indicate thesame parts.

As shown in the drawings, the base of the engine stand is constructed ofa pair of parallel, spaced metal bars of commercial cross section; forexample, the bars 1, 2, constituting the base may be ordinary Z barshaving lower outwardly extending horizontal flanged portions 1a, 2a,adapted to rest on and be secured to the floor, and upper, inwardlyextending horizontal bars 1", 2*.

Mounted on the base thus constructed and resting on the upper horizontalflanged por-` tions 1", 2b of the base is a pair of uprights 3, 41. Saiduprights are preferably formed of vertical cast iron cored columnsprovided at their lower ends with integral horizontal plate members 5,6, which rest on the base of the stand. It will be noted that eachupright is provided with an inner vertically extending chamber 7 whichcommunicates with the exterior of the upright by means of a verticallyextending slot 8. The purpose of the chamber and the slot willhereinafter appear.

In order to accommodate the stand to engines of varying widths, at leastone of the uprights is made adjustable horizontally with respect to theother, said adjustment being effected as follows: Passing through thehorizontal plate member 6 of the upright 4: are two pairs of bolts 9,10, each pair of which is located close enough to the other pair topermit the shanks thereof to pass between the inner edges of the flangedportions 1b, 2b of the base, as shown more particularly in Figs. 1 to4L. Carried by the bolts 9, 10 are clamping bars 13 extending laterallywith respect to the base, which clamping bars are adapted to engage thebottom faces'of the flanged portions 1b, 2". |Iwo pairs of nuts 11, 12,are screwed on the upper ends of the Shanks of said'bolts 9, 10, and, bytightening up the nuts 11, 12, the clamping bars will be drawn into firmengagement with the portions 1b, 2b of the base. When it is desired toshift the upright 41 along the base the several nuts 11, 12 will beloosened so as to release the clamping bars 13. This being accomplishedthe upright 4 may be readily slipped along the base to the desired pointand clamped into position. It is not necessary that the other upright 3be adjustable and it will be found convenient to rigidly secure saidupright t0 the base by bolts passing through the horizontal plate 5 andportions 1b, 2b of the base.

At their upper ends the uprights 3, f1,- are adapted for the support ofa swinging engine supporting frame and for this purpose the uprights areformed with horizontal bearings 15, 16, respectively. The swinging frameconsists of a pair of movable supporting elements or bars 17, 18,extending laterally with respect to the base of the stand. Secured tothe bars 17, 18, substantially intermediate their ends are heads 19, 20,respectively, provided with-pintles 21, 22, which pintles are journaledin the horizontal bearings 15, 16, of the uprights 3, 4. Thus, thesupporting elements or bars 17 18, are pivotally mounted at the upperends of the uprights 3,4, and may be swung through nearly a vcompletecircle of 360O to any angle of position with respect to said uprights.rllhe supporting bars 17 18, are conveniently angle 'bars having` theirhorizontal flanged portions 17a, 18a, extending oppositely away fromtheir vertical flanged portions 171, 181. Arranged in a series extendingtoward each end of each bar are holes 23, 24, respectively, formed inthe horizontal portions 17, 18a. rllhe vertical portions 171, 181), ofthe bars are similarly provided at each end with holes 25, 26. Theseholes permit engines of varying sizes as to length to be supportedbetween the bars 17, 18 by the connecting pieces 29, as shown in Figs. 2and 3. 'Said connecting pieces may be secured to the base of theiengineand also by bolts passing through the proper holes 23, 24 in the bars 1718.

ForV supporting and retaining the bars 17 18 in any one of theirpositions of adjustment with respect to the uprights 3, 4, sidebraces'27, 28 are provided. As shown in F ig. 2, the upper ends of theside braces are pivotally mounted on heads 30, 31, which projectrespectively from the bars 17, 18,v the pivotal points of the sidebraces being'located beyond the pivotal points of the bars 17, 18. Attheir lower ends, the side braces 27, 28 are respectiv-ely provided withheaded studs 32, 33, which are rotatably mountedin the side braces andproject laterally into the interior of the upright members 3, 4, throughthe vertically-disposed slots 8. The inner ends of said studs 32, 33 arescrew-threaded, as shown, and screwed thereon are threaded clampingblocks 34, 35which are located within the hollow upright members 3, 4.By loosening the studs 32, 33 the clamping blocks 34, 35 arerespectively shifted out of engagement with the wall of the uprightmembers, and the studs 32, 33 are thus free to slide within the slots 8.W'hen the parts are so adjusted the bars 17, 18 may be tilted to anydesired angle relatively to the upright members, thereby permitting theengine supported thereon to be shifted to the most convenient position.The bars 17, 18 may be locked in their angular position of adjustment bythe simple eX- pedient of tightening up the studs 31, 32 so as to causethe clamping blocks 34, 35 to Vfirmly enga-ge the walls of the uprightmembers. ln order to permit the side braces to clear the uprightmembers, when the side braces are moved, incident to an adjustment ofthe bars 17, 18, the side braces are offset as shown at 27 a, 28a.

Provision is also made for supporting three-point suspension enginesupon the frame consisting of the bars 17 18. For this purpose the bars17, 18 are provided with relatively vertical supports 36, respectivelymounted on opposite sides thereof by nuts and bolts passing through anytwo of the holes 25 and 26,--a construction permitting adjustment'of thevertical supports longitudinally of the bars 17 18. Connecting thesupports 36 is a bar 37 whicheX- tends laterally of the bars 17, 18.'Said'bar 37 may be secured to the supports y36 'by means of nuts andbolts, the latter being adapted to pass through vertically extending'slots 36"L in'the'vertical supports,"ther'e by providing a verticaladjustment 'of vthe bar 37 relatively to, theibars 17, 18. The bar 37 isfurthermore providedwith a laterally extending slot 37 a 'which isadapted to receive one of the bolts which connects the bar totheadjacent verticalfsupport4 36. Thus, the bar 37 is' also laterallyadjustable coincident with theadju'stn'i'ent of the vertical supportingn1`e'mb`er'4.Y ln VVrnonn'ting a three-point suspension engine fon thepivoted frame, two of the vpoints of suspension are mounted `on the'bars 17, 18, andfthe third point of suspension is mounte'd'on the bar 3What is claimed is: f

1. A. supportingmember, a plurality `of upright members secured thereto,a plurality of work holding elements coaxially pivo'te'd one on each ofsaid upright members providing an unobstructed'passage-way,'means forsecuring an engine to said work holding elements, means connected `toone of Vsaid work holding' elements and to the'upr'ight memberon `whichit'is pivoted for holding said element-s in desired adjusted position,Vand similar means for the other holding element and the upright member6n"`wh`ich "it is pivoted.

2. A base, an upright membersecured to Said base, a second uprightmember adjustably 'secured tosaid base and movablewith respect to saidfirst mentioned uprightl inember,a work supporting member pivoted toeach of saidupright members, athirdwork supporting member adjustablyconnected' to each of said work holdingl members,"thus forming a framehaving one endopen, and means for holding a plurality of said workholding membersin adjusted 4position'so as to maintain said frame insuch p'osition'that the open end of the same may be above or below thesaid pivots. Y y 3. A stand for supporting enginesnn like devices,comprising a pair of upright members, one of said upright members beingadjustable relatively te the other, means for retaining said adjustableupright member-in adjusted position, vmovable 'supporti' ments pivotallymounted on the respective ng elep upright members, whereby an engine maybe supported between said upright members in different angular positionsof adjustment with respect to said upright members, means for retainingsaid movable supportingelements in any one of their angular positions,and an adjustable supporting bar extending laterally of and connectingone end of the movable supporting elements, substantially as described.

4. A stand for supporting engines and like devices, comprising a pair ofupright members, one of said upright members being adjustable relativelyto the other, means for retaining said adjustable upright member inadjusted position, movable supporting elements pivotally mounted on therespective upright members, whereby an engine may be supported betweensaid upright members in different angular positions of adjustment withrespect to said upright members, means for retaining said movablesupporting elements in any one of their angular positions, and avertically and longitudinally adjustable supporting bar extendinglaterally of and connecting one end of the movable supporting elements,substantially as described.

5. A stand for supporting engines and the like, comprising a pair ofhollow slotted upright members, movable supporting bars pivotallymounted on the respective upright members, whereby an engine may beSupported between said upright members in different angular positions ofadjustment with respect to said upright members, side braces pivotallymounted at their ends on the supporting bars beyond the pivotal pointsof the latter, laterally projecting threaded studs rotatably mounted inthe opposite ends of the side braces and extending inwardly through theslots of the upright members and threaded locking blocks within saidupright members and mounted on the threaded ends of said studs, wherebyrotation of the latter will be effective to lock said side braces infixed position, substantially as described.

ROBERT E. MANLEY.

